highest point game in 1996

Michael Jordan scored the most points in a game in 1995-96, with 53 points against the Pistons on March 7, 1996.

Interpreted as:
highest point by a player regular-season game in 1996
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
53
3/7/1996
vs
38
11
2
6
0
21
28
75.0
2
4
50.0
9
10
90.0
81.8
2
9
4
3
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
51
1/18/1996
vs
45
14
3
3
2
20
37
54.1
0
0
11
14
78.6
59.1
5
9
2
3
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
51
12/9/1995
vs
45
14
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
13
16
81.3
72.8
6
8
2
5
4Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
51
12/7/1995
@
41
2
2
2
0
17
27
63.0
9
14
64.3
8
8
100.0
83.6
0
2
2
2
5Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
50
3/29/1996
vs
39
12
1
0
2
17
24
70.8
0
0
16
17
94.1
79.4
6
6
4
3
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
49
3/22/1996
@
45
17
2
1
3
21
40
52.5
0
0
7
13
53.8
53.6
8
9
3
4
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
48
1/13/1996
@
34
10
2
1
1
18
28
64.3
5
7
71.4
7
7
100.0
77.2
3
7
2
1
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
47
12/26/1995
vs
41
8
5
3
0
21
31
67.7
0
0
5
6
83.3
69.9
2
6
2
4
9Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
47
12/15/1995
@
41
6
7
4
0
17
29
58.6
3
5
60.0
10
13
76.9
67.7
2
4
3
3
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
46
3/23/1996
vs
44
19
8
3
3
16
23
69.6
0
0
14
18
77.8
74.4
7
12
6
3
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
1/15/1996
@
39
4
2
1
0
16
31
51.6
3
7
42.9
11
11
100.0
64.2
0
4
5
5
12Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
45
3/13/1996
@
45
11
2
1
0
17
29
58.6
5
6
83.3
6
6
100.0
71.1
2
9
3
3
13Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
45
2/3/1996
vs
42
11
0
3
7
19
34
55.9
0
0
7
10
70.0
58.6
4
7
4
4
14David Robinson
D. Robinson
45
12/10/1995
@
52
16
2
1
3
15
26
57.7
0
0
15
19
78.9
65.5
6
10
3
3
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
12/9/1995
@
42
5
4
2
0
16
28
57.1
0
0
13
16
81.3
64.2
3
2
2
3
16David Robinson
D. Robinson
44
3/8/1996
vs
43
9
4
4
5
18
24
75.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
78.7
3
6
4
2
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
2/18/1996
@
42
5
7
3
2
16
29
55.2
3
4
75.0
9
10
90.0
65.9
4
1
3
2
18Rik Smits
R. Smits
44
12/10/1995
vs
40
10
1
1
2
20
29
69.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
69.5
2
8
3
0
19Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
44
11/22/1995
vs
41
7
4
0
0
15
27
55.6
3
6
50.0
11
11
100.0
69.1
2
5
3
5
20Bobby Phills
B. Phills
43
12/30/1995
vs
49
7
3
2
1
13
24
54.2
7
11
63.6
10
11
90.9
74.5
2
5
2
3
21Juwan Howard
J. Howard
42
4/19/1996
@
42
9
4
2
0
19
29
65.5
1
1
100.0
3
8
37.5
64.6
3
6
5
4
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42
3/10/1996
@
43
18
3
2
3
16
26
61.5
0
1
0.0
10
11
90.9
68.1
4
14
1
2
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
42
2/29/1996
vs
43
11
5
1
3
15
25
60.0
0
1
0.0
12
17
70.6
64.7
3
8
6
1
24Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
42
11/8/1995
vs
54
8
8
5
2
13
21
61.9
1
5
20.0
15
20
75.0
70.5
5
3
4
1
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42
11/3/1995
vs
39
6
7
0
0
16
29
55.2
3
7
42.9
7
9
77.8
63.7
1
5
1
4

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RPG

9.0

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APG

8.4

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ORTG

113.5

25th

DRTG

117.7

24th

NETRTG

-4.2

24th

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36.6

8th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
10
30
31
.492
16.0
11
26
33
.441
19.0
12
Bulls Bulls
25
36
.410
21.0
13
16
43
.271
29.0
14
15
45
.250
30.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/3
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
9:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
9:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
10:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
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97

Final

120

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
14
.763
2
40
20
.667
5.5
3
39
22
.639
7.0
4
38
24
.613
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.5
6
33
27
.550
12.5
7
31
28
.525
14.0
8
32
29
.525
14.0
9
31
31
.500
15.5
10
30
31
.492
16.0
11
26
33
.441
19.0
12
25
36
.410
21.0
13
16
43
.271
29.0
14
15
45
.250
30.5
15
15
46
.246
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
47
15
.758
2
43
17
.717
3.0
3
37
22
.627
8.5
4
38
23
.623
8.5
5
37
24
.607
9.5
6
36
24
.600
10.0
7
34
26
.567
12.0
8
31
29
.517
15.0
9
28
31
.475
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.0
11
23
36
.390
22.5
12
21
39
.350
25.0
13
19
43
.306
28.0
14
18
42
.300
28.0
15
14
48
.226
33.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/28
@
99-109
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1/28
@
111-113
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1/28
@
104-86
Wed
1/28
@
116-113
Wed
1/28
@
123-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/2
@
9:00 PM
Mon
3/2
@
10:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM